Astrobiology

e-books in this category

From Chaos to Consciousness: A Brief History of the Universe
by Mike Corwin - Bookboon , 2015A textbook intended for a one-semester course in Astronomy. After introductory chapters on the history of astronomy, it is narrowly focused on material directly and chronologically related to the eventual rise of conscious beings in the universe.(2011 views)

Archaeology, Anthropology, and Interstellar Communication
by Douglas A. Vakoch - NASA , 2014Addressing a field that has been dominated by astronomers, physicists, and computer scientists, the contributors to this collection raise questions about the ease of establishing meaningful communication with an extraterrestrial intelligence.(1785 views)

Man's Place in the Universe
by Alfred R. Wallace - Chapman and Hall , 1904Contents: early ideas; modern ideas; the new astronomy; the distribution of the stars; distances of stars - the sun's motion; unity and the evolution of the star-system; are the stars infinite?; our relation to the Milky Way; and more.(3343 views)

The Fine-Tuning of the Universe for Intelligent Life
by Luke A. Barnes - arXiv , 2011We will touch on such issues as the logical necessity of the laws of nature; objectivity, invariance and symmetry; theoretical physics and possible universes; entropy in cosmology; cosmic inflation and initial conditions; galaxy formation; etc.(3319 views)

Are We Alone?
by Gregg Easterbrook - The Atlantic Monthly , 1988Scanning the universe to see if we have company has fallen out of favor among many scientists, but the true believers who continue to search raise diverting questions -- why planets form where they do, and how life began, and where we might end up.(3358 views)

The Galactic Habitable Zone I. Galactic Chemical Evolution
by G. Gonzalez, D. Brownlee, P. Ward - arXiv , 2001The GHZ is that region in the Milky Way where an Earth-like planet can retain liquid water on its surface and provide a long-term habitat for animal-like aerobic life. In this paper we examine the dependence of the GHZ on Galactic chemical evolution.(3363 views)

The Astrobiology Primer: An Outline of General Knowledge
by Lucas J. Mix, at al. - arXiv , 2006Astrobiology aims to understand the fundamental nature of life on earth and the possibility of life elsewhere. This text has been created as a reference tool for those who are interested in this interdisciplinary field of astrobiology.(5249 views)

Habitable Planets for Man
by Stephen H. Dole - RAND Corporation , 1964The book examines and estimates the probabilities of finding planets habitable to man and where they might be found. The author presents in detail the characteristics of a planet that can provide an acceptable environment for humankind.(5410 views)